Matches in SemOpenAlex for { <https://semopenalex.org/work/W2056580026> ?p ?o ?g. }
- W2056580026 endingPage "582" @default.
- W2056580026 startingPage "569" @default.
- W2056580026 abstract "Healthy males are likely to have higher mating success than unhealthy males because of differential expression of condition-dependent traits such as mate searching intensity, fighting ability, display vigor, and some types of exaggerated morphological characters. We therefore expect that most new mutations that are deleterious for overall fitness may also be deleterious for male mating success. From this perspective, sexual selection is not limited to influencing those genes directly involved in exaggerated morphological traits but rather affects most, if not all, genes in the genome. If true, sexual selection can be an important force acting to reduce the frequency of deleterious mutations and, as a result, mutation load. We review the literature and find various forms of indirect evidence that sexual selection helps to eliminate deleterious mutations. However, direct evidence is scant, and there are almost no data available to address a key issue: is selection in males stronger than selection in females? In addition, the total effect of sexual selection on mutation load is complicated by possible increases in mutation rate that may be attributable to sexual selection. Finally, sexual selection affects population fitness not only through mutation load but also through sexual conflict, making it difficult to empirically measure how sexual selection affects load. Several lines of enquiry are suggested to better fill large gaps in our understanding of sexual selection and its effect on genetic load." @default.
- W2056580026 created "2016-06-24" @default.
- W2056580026 creator A5026044480 @default.
- W2056580026 creator A5075097652 @default.
- W2056580026 date "2009-03-01" @default.
- W2056580026 modified "2023-09-30" @default.
- W2056580026 title "PURGING THE GENOME WITH SEXUAL SELECTION: REDUCING MUTATION LOAD THROUGH SELECTION ON MALES" @default.
- W2056580026 cites W1499325216 @default.
- W2056580026 cites W1551746440 @default.
- W2056580026 cites W1579151181 @default.
- W2056580026 cites W1626682403 @default.
- W2056580026 cites W1628175853 @default.
- W2056580026 cites W1936831790 @default.
- W2056580026 cites W1974782275 @default.
- W2056580026 cites W1975606912 @default.
- W2056580026 cites W1979450683 @default.
- W2056580026 cites W1980232909 @default.
- W2056580026 cites W1980897138 @default.
- W2056580026 cites W1983679519 @default.
- W2056580026 cites W1986417764 @default.
- W2056580026 cites W1992759871 @default.
- W2056580026 cites W1992902312 @default.
- W2056580026 cites W1993679477 @default.
- W2056580026 cites W1997652319 @default.
- W2056580026 cites W1998771425 @default.
- W2056580026 cites W2001103208 @default.
- W2056580026 cites W2009322869 @default.
- W2056580026 cites W2011291673 @default.
- W2056580026 cites W2014043714 @default.
- W2056580026 cites W2018696779 @default.
- W2056580026 cites W2022518804 @default.
- W2056580026 cites W2022789570 @default.
- W2056580026 cites W2024345656 @default.
- W2056580026 cites W2024474030 @default.
- W2056580026 cites W2024936104 @default.
- W2056580026 cites W2025693284 @default.
- W2056580026 cites W2026159029 @default.
- W2056580026 cites W2026826099 @default.
- W2056580026 cites W2027912650 @default.
- W2056580026 cites W2029952988 @default.
- W2056580026 cites W2031007256 @default.
- W2056580026 cites W2033513522 @default.
- W2056580026 cites W2037339481 @default.
- W2056580026 cites W2039063114 @default.
- W2056580026 cites W2040169967 @default.
- W2056580026 cites W2040884900 @default.
- W2056580026 cites W2046104292 @default.
- W2056580026 cites W2055051219 @default.
- W2056580026 cites W2057565851 @default.
- W2056580026 cites W2061069957 @default.
- W2056580026 cites W2061166980 @default.
- W2056580026 cites W2062195766 @default.
- W2056580026 cites W2066352316 @default.
- W2056580026 cites W2071856489 @default.
- W2056580026 cites W2072445331 @default.
- W2056580026 cites W2073110873 @default.
- W2056580026 cites W2073533968 @default.
- W2056580026 cites W2076222075 @default.
- W2056580026 cites W2077212295 @default.
- W2056580026 cites W2078665662 @default.
- W2056580026 cites W2080087075 @default.
- W2056580026 cites W2081120571 @default.
- W2056580026 cites W2081812758 @default.
- W2056580026 cites W2082331803 @default.
- W2056580026 cites W2082713199 @default.
- W2056580026 cites W2083701995 @default.
- W2056580026 cites W2085439178 @default.
- W2056580026 cites W2085494643 @default.
- W2056580026 cites W2088374376 @default.
- W2056580026 cites W2091389784 @default.
- W2056580026 cites W2091860339 @default.
- W2056580026 cites W2095693602 @default.
- W2056580026 cites W2098235415 @default.
- W2056580026 cites W2106582516 @default.
- W2056580026 cites W2110030028 @default.
- W2056580026 cites W2111595195 @default.
- W2056580026 cites W2112784244 @default.
- W2056580026 cites W2113395514 @default.
- W2056580026 cites W2116681042 @default.
- W2056580026 cites W2117497423 @default.
- W2056580026 cites W2119645289 @default.
- W2056580026 cites W2122216157 @default.
- W2056580026 cites W2123345255 @default.
- W2056580026 cites W2123700706 @default.
- W2056580026 cites W2126881832 @default.
- W2056580026 cites W2127057683 @default.
- W2056580026 cites W2133794284 @default.
- W2056580026 cites W2134253853 @default.
- W2056580026 cites W2137381423 @default.
- W2056580026 cites W2137755150 @default.
- W2056580026 cites W2139283514 @default.
- W2056580026 cites W2142812124 @default.
- W2056580026 cites W2144585738 @default.
- W2056580026 cites W2146402206 @default.
- W2056580026 cites W2146626928 @default.
- W2056580026 cites W2147638289 @default.
- W2056580026 cites W2149358374 @default.
- W2056580026 cites W2150806772 @default.